
The Nashville Predators currently are in a playoff spot, being 3rd in the Central division with 58 points. They have been in talks with the Colorado Avalanche about acquiring star center Matt Duchene, who are pursuing a top 2 defenseman, but many expect GM David Poile to trade Mattias Ekholm or Ryan Ellis, their top 4 defensemen, instead of top defensemen P.K. Subban. Subban, who was acquired this offseason, had struggled earlier this year, (as explained here) but then came back to play in the all star game. 2016 first round pick Dante Fabbro is someone the Avs might have interest in, but it's still unlikely he's traded. Other top 2 defenseman Roman Josi is expected to come off IR tomorrow, so Poile made sure there was roster room for him, by placing center Mike Ribeiro on waivers. Ribeiro, who turns 37 on February 10th, has been a healthy scratch the past 3 games and is a UFA on July first this year, with a cap hit of $3.5 million. It has also been reported that Ribeiro requested a trade from Nashville. He has 4 goals and 21 assists in 46 games this season.
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